NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson on Friday made the most direct and powerful denial to date of sexual harassment charges brought against him by two dozen women. Speaking at a press conference organized by his new team, the Cleveland Browns, the former Houston Texans quarterback said, “I didn’t attack any woman. “I have never disrespected any …
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Its absence can be liberating or frightening, depending on where you sit. When he was president, Donald Trump has often been described as shameless, scolding his opponents in the most gruesome terms, gleefully pointing out his impermeability to reasonable (even democratic) views. His supporters still love him for that, excited by his willingness to say …
Swedish skating star Nils van der Poel jumped for joy when he took the podium. got the gold medal For the men’s 10,000m speed skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Years of hard training gave him world record victory. Even in the moment of victory, he had a secret plan: to use his victory …
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, a peaceful religious group, are taking legal action against the German government to demand a family archive documenting the Nazis’ persecution of the Christian sect. The archive consists of 31 files related to the Kusserow family, who were arrested, imprisoned and killed by the Nazi regime for their beliefs. It is held by …
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Paykan was the first automobile produced in Iran. It began life as a licensed copy of the Hillman Hunter, an outdated British vehicle produced from 1967 to 2015, but has nevertheless become a symbol of national pride, priced in for middle-class Iranians. Paykans eventually began to serve the streets of Tehran as sedans, wagons, pickups …
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